Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-04
rRADR IN TOBACCO.
rhe transactions VERY rev In the Local ~ They
Are In the Distant Masheo-Less rhan .

The transactions VERY Few In the Local as They
Are In the Distant MasheU-Less rhan
Thousand Cases Disposed OF In New Sors.
That the local tobacco market Is duh may
be inferred from the fact the word "tohsc.
60 was not heard at the meeting of agrtcul.
turalists on Monday.
The following are the only transactions We
hear Of in this city among dealers Daniel
A. Mayer sold rs cases oi seed leaf and
Havana TO the home trade Skiles 4 Frey
bought qi cases, principally IS Leaf of all
grades and sold 20 cases OF 50 Havana and
seed leaf Il. H. Brubaker bought - cases Of
81 seed leaf aud sold loo cases OF 50 seed leaf
TO California party.
New York Narset
AS is usual at this time of year, the New
York market Is dull, but the Tobacco Jour.
nal looks forward for good time for dealers
during the present season. 1t claims that the
immense crop of old tobaccos have dissp-
peared from the markets and not more than
one.half OF the crop of lsS5 remains. This
means scarcity of leaf tobacco next year.
Export certainly cannot be smaller than this
years and seed leaf has no com petitor except
SumatrA The importation OF Sumstrs, while
IL increased from year TO year since Its gen.
eral Introduction In 1851, has decreased by
about 1900 bales High prices In Amsterdam
and stringent enforcement OF the IS cent
clause In the import dnty, were the main fac.
tors that prevented au increased imports
ton. Its quality, somewhat lowered, had
less to do with it. The action of Congress
last week, allows the inference that the duty
question on Sumatrs Is settled for at least 4
year. Consequently, IL prices will not rule =
great deal lower at Amsterdsm-for which
there exists little probsbility-the importa.
ton for lsST may be fixed at IS, 600 bales.
All this allows survey Of the situation, q
palmer and more accurate one could not Ns
wished for.
The Tobacco Leaf says: The last week in
the year is no time to look for an animated
| cigar leaf market and the current one failed
| TO bring forth anything unusual. All are
| busy footing up books and striking balances.
We trust the balances will be on the right
side of the ledgers Now that the year lsS6
| is ended, dealers are interested to know
| what lSS7 will bring TO them, and extensive
| figuring is being done and prognOstica;ions
| indulged in. With the limited quantity OF
| old seed leaf in sight, dealers are encouraged
| in the belief that good trade will ensue
| with the new year. Some knowing ones
| claim that there are only 10, 600 cases of old
| seed leaf out Of consumption. II the lSSe
tobacco, they say, Is purchased reasonably,
| 1857 will prove much more profitable year
TO them than lSS6,
| Havans-A fair trade was done, embracing
sales to the extent OF $50 bales at sDs &c
SL20
Sumstrs shared in the general inactivity,
About $50 bales were sold Sums!ra wrap
| Cans Weekly Report
Sales of seed leaf tobacco reported for the
ISTELLiaESCER by J. $. Cans Son & Co,
tobacco brokers, No. l3l Water street, New
York, for the week ending January 3
| 1857:
40 cases ISL, Pennsylvania lBIl4c.
| 200 cases lSs2-SS, Pennsylvania, llGlSc.
| 80 cases lsSS, Pennsylvania, 0ClljC.; 10,
cases lisa, state Havana, lie; 20 cases
sundries, 6@2sc. Total 500 cases.
PhiisdeIphis Market.
Seed LeaL-The present week has beer
spent largely by dealers In cigar Leaf in ind
ing out Just what stock they have on hand
| The auticipstions seem to be a heavier bust
ness done in number of pounds, but a short
age OF margins in proportion. One thing Il
certain, this year they can take stock gen Ter
ally al cost and feel sure the price can b;
| realized. Stocks are not heavy in hands Q
manufacturers, 50 that q much more favorable
opening for the year lss7 is offered. Th
summing up OF the weeks business has beeI
OF such grades OF goods as are required 70
immediate use, except occasionally a bill
sold 10 be delivered and dated after the New
Year. Much that is encouraging is in stor
| for the leaf dealer for next year.
| Sumatra has made its mark aud holds tn
advanced ground unsssailed.
| Havana has been largely sold in this marke
during the past year.
| Baltimore Market.
While the market for Maryland tobacco ha
generally been dull, there have been sales o
two or three hundred hhds Of sound, common
| and inferior within quotations. Good grades
when Offer ed, are rapidly taken. Ohio con
tinues dull and no sales are reported thi
week.